GRE Word List
REAPER
one that reaps
The meaning of the word reaper is one that reaps.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |